name : delete-index.rst **To turn off Resource Explorer in an AWS Region by deleting its index** The following ``delete-index`` example deletes the specified Resource Explorer index in the AWS Region in which you make the request. :: aws resource-explorer-2 delete-index \ --arn arn:aws:resource-explorer-2:us-west-2:123456789012:index/EXAMPLE8-90ab-cdef-fedc-EXAMPLE22222 \ --region us-west-2 Output:: { "Arn": "arn:aws:resource-explorer-2:us-west-2:123456789012:index/EXAMPLE8-90ab-cdef-fedc-EXAMPLE22222", "State": "DELETING" } For more information about deleting an index, see `Turning off AWS Resource Explorer in an AWS Region <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/manage-service-deregister.html>`__ in the *AWS Resource Explorer Users Guide*.